WHITPAIN — June Hartman, 48, of the 1500 block of James Street, Norristown, was arrested Oct. 4 on charges of possession of drug paraphernalia, false identification to police and an active warrant from Whitpain Township, police said. An officer on patrol in the 1900 block of Skippack Pike observed Hartman, who was wearing dark clothing and was difficult to see, riding a bike at 12:54 a.m., police said. She was acting very hyper, agitated and nervous and admitted to being in possession of drug paraphernalia and having outstanding warrants for unpaid traffic tickets, police said.

Two men charged after shooting

WHITPAIN — Gregory Mastrangelo 22, of the 1100 block of Rosewood Drive, Blue Bell, was charged with reckless endangerment, drug charges, disorderly conduct, public drunkenness and a township ordinance violation after police responded to a report of shots being fired in the 1100 block of Rosewood at 3:04 a.m. Oct. 1, police said. Two males were observed in a black Honda Accord parked in a Rosewood driveway and Mastrangelo was identified as the driver, police said. Multiple spent .45-caliber rounds were found on the ground by the driver’s door and a loaded .45-caliber Smith & Wesson was found in the car, police said. Drugs and drug paraphernalia were also found inside the car and Mastrangelo appeared to be under the influence of alcohol and/or a controlled substance, police said. Mastrangelo was arraigned before District Judge Patricia Zaffarano, who set bail at 10 percent of $25,000, and he was taken to Montgomery County Correctional Facility, police said.

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The passenger, identified as David Hodgdon, 28, of the 200 block of Caspian Way, Norristown, also appeared to be under the influence of alcohol and a controlled substance, police said. Hodgdon was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct and public drunkenness and later released, police said.

Teen charged with possession of alcohol

WHITPAIN — Jonathan Zeidman, 19, of the 100 block of East Montgomery Avenue, Ardmore, was charged with possession of alcohol while being under the age of 21 following a one-vehicle accident at 12:16 p.m. Oct. 2 on DeKalb Pike at Village Square, police said. While police were questioning Zeidman, he admitted to having alcohol in the trunk of his car, police said.

Woman reports telephone scam

WHITPAIN — A resident of Normandy Farms Estates in the 3100 block of Twin Silo Drive reported Oct. 5 that she had been scammed out of $3,793 plus fees by someone who pretended to be her granddaughter, police said. The victim received a phone call from someone she thought was her granddaughter who told her that she and her friend were picked up at the United States/Mexico border and were being held at the U.S. Embassy in Mexico City, police said. A male then told the victim that she needed to send $1,900 to post bail for her granddaughter, and after the money was paid, the person called back and requested an additional $1,800 in court fees, which the victim also paid, police said. After being told by the caller that her granddaughter was released, the victim called her son to find out that her granddaughter was never in Mexico and was home, police said.

WHITPAIN — The front tire of a vehicle parked at the Montgomery County Community College Oct. 1 was intentionally punctured and flattened, police said. The vehicle was parked in the Parkhouse Hall parking lot in the morning and in the afternoon it was found flat, police said.

Man charged with active warrant

WHITPAIN — Matthew Ciliberto, 27, of the 300 block of Valleybrook Road, Ambler, was taken into custody at 10:20 p.m. Oct. 3 on a Whitpain warrant, police said. Ciliberto, who was observed sitting on some steps in the 400 block of Railroad Avenue, had an active warrant for failure to respond to a driving under suspension, DUI-related citation and he was advised by District Judge Robert Sobeck to appear in front of him with the fine money and then released, police said.

Woman charged with outstanding warrant

WHITPAIN — Dianna Diclementi, 20, of the 1100 block of Fairview Avenue, was taken into custody at 5:45 p.m. Oct. 5 on an outstanding warrant from Philadelphia, police said. An officer observed Diclementi operating a vehicle northbound in the 600 block of DeKalb and was aware of the warrant and pulled her over, police said. She was turned over to Philadelphia Northeast Detective Division, police said.